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3000 Francs Hans-Dietrich Genscher
| Issuer | Chad |
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| Year | 2016 |
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| Composition | Gold (.999) |
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| Obverse lettering | REPUBLIQUE DU TCHAD 3000 FRANCS CFA |
| Reverse description | A detailed portrait bust of Hans-Dietrich Genscher, the German statesman, facing slightly to the left, wearing glasses and a suit and tie, occupies the central field. The legend HANS-DIETRICH GENSCHER curves along the upper periphery. The birth year 1927 appears at the lower left of the legend, accompanied by a star, and the year 2016 with a star appears at the lower right. The fineness and weight specification 1/2 G 999 FINE GOLD is inscribed vertically in the left field. |
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Genscher is best remembered for his appearance on the balcony of the West German embassy in Prague on September 30, 1989, where his announcement that East German refugees sheltering there would be permitted to travel to the Federal Republic reduced grown men to tears. He served as West German Foreign Minister from 1974 to 1992 — the longest continuous tenure in that office in the country's history — and was the principal architect of the "Genscherism" policy of quiet diplomatic engagement with the East. Chad's issuance of a commemorative gold piece in his honor reflects the broader micro-gold market targeting European collectors rather than any particular Franco-Chadian connection.